How to sell nothing at a tradeshow
While waiting to watch Levi Leipheimer win the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race in Colorado recently, I visited a bike festival to kill some time. I paid my five...
No View from the Top
I put Mount of the Holy Cross on my calendar a year ago, and I recently climbed it with my son and son-in-law. Mount of the Holy Cross is an...
Climbing Mountains is Never Easy and Neither is Leadership
There are 54 mountains in Colorado that measure over 14,000 feet in height. I recently climbed my sixteenth 14er, and it was the eighth one I have done by myself....
What Leaders Can Learn From Nurses
The word leader doesn't usually conjure up an image of a nurse. When I met Mary with her small stature, red hair and glasses, I wasn't thinking leader either. What I found...
Change Management in 11 Hard Steps
I am preparing to teach a class in a few weeks called Communication for Change Management where my job as the teacher is to prepare students "to be effective change leaders...
Is your team compliant or committed?
I was cycling with a group of riders yesterday, and there were times when we were taking turns on the front to increase the pace while riding into the wind. ...
Permission-based Questions
I've noticed a surge of bloggers writing about questions we should be asking ourselves. Questions like, "Are you realizing your full potential? Is there value and fulfillment in your work...
A Message to Millennials
I think I am tuned in to the job market for Millennials as my daughter is graduating with her Masters in Biomedical Science this month, and is "on the market." ...
Everything is a Priority…
While doing business research recently, I came across a number of websites that were tremendously cluttered. It got me thinking about the correlation between a cluttered web site, and an organization where...
Passion and Stamina
I had the opportunity today to ride with some of cycling's greats, and I was impressed that after nearly thirty years, they still have a deep passion for the sport....
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